The Encounter

Chapter 7

Kendall's POV:
I'm so fucking excited for this upcoming movie. It's going to be great to work with James again. We always have fun when we're together.
I've been lagging in the workout department for a while, so I went out for a morning jog since I needed to be in my best shape possible for the movie role. I jogged a few laps around the perimeter of a park before noticing the pull up bars near the playground.

I walked over, and started to work on my arms and chest. I could normally do several pull-ups, but since I had just stopped jogging, I was a little tired. I sat down for a little while then got back up on the bars. By this time, I was really sweating, and my arms were getting really sore. I wish I would have went biking instead, but oh well, there was nothing I could do now.

It was too late. After two sets of pushups and crunches, I walked around to get my heart rate to slow down then headed home. While I was working out, I noticed a dark car off in the distance. Someone was inside taking pictures of me with long distance lens. I didn't mind because they weren't in the way of my workout or anything. On my way back up to the house, I noticed more and more photographers coming together, following my car. The guy in the car must have let his buddies know I was out in public. Good thing I got home before a crowd of them gathered.

I walked into my house and called out for Katie. There was no answer from her, so I looked around.

"Katie? Katie?!" Still no response. I walked out to the back patio and found her.

"There you are. Did anyone call for me?" I asked.

"Nope."

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower," I said while I walked back into the house and up to my room. I took off my sweaty shirt, tossed it on the floor and jumped into the shower.

[Week of flight to Imperial Valley]

It was finally almost time to go. I haven't talked to Logan lately, so maybe I should give him a call. I took out my phone and scrolled through the many numbers I had in my contacts.

"Hello?" Logan answered.

"Hey, are you still up for Imperial Valley with me?"

"Where?" He asked.

"Down to Imperial. Red Dawn?"

"Oh yeah, yeah. Can't wait."

"Two more days!" I said.

"You're going to have to call me on the day of, just in case I oversleep," Logan giggled.

"I will. I'll be your alarm clock."

"Yeah. Okay, so what's going to happen? What do I need?" He asked.

"Just your things, enough clothes for one and a half months."

"Oh, see, unlike you millionaires, I don't make enough cash to have a months and a half's worth of clothes."

He was very funny. "It's okay. They have laundry service down there, so don't worry about it. On the day of the flight out, a car is going to pick you up, okay?"

"Okay."

"It's going to bring you here, and then we'll head to the airport."

"Great," he said. "I'll see you then."

"Alright, bye."

I still had a lot of errands to run before the two days were up. I had to call my friends, and family, to let them know I was leaving, and I had to call my mom so she wouldn't worry. Unfortunately, Katie wasn't going with me. She had no business there, so I didn't need to get anyone to house sit for us.

[Day of departure]

Logan's POV:

I woke up to the sound of a ringing phone vibrating on the small dresser table I had beside my bed. I knew who it was, but I didn't want to get up. It was way too early. My room was still completely dark; very little sunlight came in through my blinds. I rolled over in bed, picked up the handset, and put it to my ear.

"Yeah?" I said.

"Morning. Time to get up." Is this what Kendall had to go through during every day of filming?

"I'm up, I'm up." My voice was low and weak.

"Okay, I'll see you in a bit."

After I hung up, I forced myself out of bed and ran into the shower. Afterwards, I got my things packed and called Ashley to come over. She came in a hurry, and I let her know about Sargents food, and when he usually ate. The car arrived at my apartment building soon, because I got a phone call from the front desk letting me know that there was someone waiting for me.

"Thanks again, Ash." I told her.

"No problem, babe."

"So, are you going to be okay with Sargent?"

"Yeah, don't worry. I'll tell Mr. Shingle that you won't be able to make it to work. Everything's taken care of. Now go!" She said.

"Thanks!" I hugged and kissed her on the cheek; then I said goodbye to my dog. I walked out with my bags and took the elevator down to the front desk. There was a man standing there who assisted me with my things. He was tall and was wearing a black and white suit. We walked out into the early morning and got into the black escalade.

The drive to Kendall's house wasn't far at all. We lived surprisingly close to each other, except he lived in a gated community. Makes you wonder who else lives around there. I got out of the car and Kendall walked out of his house with a smaller girl behind him. We embraced each other quickly.

"You made it!" He said.

"Yeah, I'm still half asleep though," I joked and Kendall smiled that amazing smile of his.

"This is my sister, Katie." Katie stepped forward and shook my hand.

"Nice to meet you," she said. She also had a wonderful smile.

"Nice to meet you, too. I'm Logan."

"Alright, well we ought to get to the airport," Kendall said. Kendall and I walked to the escalade parked on the curb. Katie followed closely behind. The two of us got into the SUV, and Kendall turned to his sister.

"I'll call you when I get there, okay?" He told her.

"Okay. I love you." She said.

"I love you, too. Bye." He closed the door, and we pulled away from the house.

We rode in silence most of the way, partly because I had laid my head back and was starting to get some last minute sleep. Before I knew it, we had arrived. The airport was mostly empty, only a few people walking around, and buying their tickets or waiting for a flight. Kendall and I grabbed our bags and walked inside. Kendall led the way. We walked up to a lady behind a large table taking tickets. He told her that we had reserved tickets, and she handed one to each of us. We made our way through security with ease, and waited about another half hour for our flight to be prepared. I was actually going to go watch someone film a movie; this was incredible! Not many people get the opportunity to do that. I felt really honored. After the wait was over, Kendall and I boarded the plane and left for southern California.

[Arrival at Imperial City Airport]

The plane ride was short; about an hour or two long. It was nice though. Kendall and I slept for the most part but woke up to witness the landing. We got off the plane and headed to yet another black escalade waiting outside. I was surprised to see a few paparazzi waiting as well. Once they saw Kendall, they started to follow him and take pictures, keeping their distance, of course. Flash after flash went off in his face, good thing he was wearing sunglasses. We made it out of the airport with not too much commotion. After a half hour drive, we arrived at a nearby hotel. This wasn't your average hotel. I was used to run down, shitty hotel rooms, but I was completely stunned to see this one. The room was huge! It was basically a house. I couldn't believe it.

"I hope you don't mind, but this room is booked for two people with only one bed. Everything was booked before Jo and I split," Kendall said while we walked inside the bedroom and placed our things on the floor.

"No, it's cool. I'll take the couch or the floor."

"You can take the bed, I don't care. I can sleep on the couch."

"Naw, you take it." I said.

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

This month was going to be a weird and hectic one. I had no clue what I was in for. Everything would change between Kendall and I. Some might say for the better, others would say for the worse. I'm still not very sure what to think of it.

I know I suck at updating this but I finally have someone to help me edit and proofread it~ Thanks bravenewboi ^^ Expect more chapters soon!